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How to Find Us

By Car

From Totnes take the A381 for Kingsbridge.

Further up the hill after the built-up area of Totnes, turn left to Ashprington (brown sign for Sharpham Vineyard and the Waterman's Arms).

After 1.8 miles of winding road turn left at the crossroad (sign shows straight on for Ashprington - if you get to the village you've gone too far!) and after 50 yards turn right down a private road marked 'Lower Sharpham Barton' and 'The Barn Retreat'.

Follow this over 12 speed bumps all the way down to the bottom (0.7 miles).

Drive through the farmyard bearing left and head up the concrete road to the Barn. Please park by the woodsheds (you may have to double park).

If you're using a Sat Nav, our postcode, TQ9 7DX, directs you to Sharpham Barton Farm. On Google maps the Barn is about 300m due north. (You can see our poly-tunnels and gardens about 150m north-west of the Barn building.) Our driveway is obscured by trees, but identified if you ‘show labels’.

By Train

Getting to Totnes by train:

Frequent direct trains run from London, Birmingham, and the North. The cost can be very reasonable if
booked in advance

By Coach

The journey time by
National Express
coach is just over six hours from London, (Victoria Coach Station, Departures Hall) and the route travels via Heathrow Airport, (Central Bus Station). The coach is the 501 - Route Exeter, Torbay to Heathrow Airport and London.

A taxi will cost around £12.

The alternate two mile walk or cycle ride here is beautiful: a great way to draw yourself into retreat.

Taxi from Totnes

There are taxis available outside the railway station - the journey to the Barn takes between 10 -15 minutes depending on traffic.

Local taxi cabs, in no particular order or preference:

• Anna’s Taxis 01803 782272

• Castle Cabs 01803 868686

• B J Taxis 01803 840940

• Happy Cabby 01803 559292

• AP Taxi Co 01803 840404

On Foot or Cycle from Totnes

From the railway station (walking 45-60mins, cycling 25mins): Out of station drive, turn left at main road, crossing over at pedestrian lights. At Morrison's petrol station take road straight on-ish into 'Town'. (You'll soon walk past Morrison's supermarket on left.) Keep going straight on over mini roundabout. At Job Centre Plus the road swings right. You go straight on, passing the Job Centre to your right. When the road bears left around the back of the Steam Packet Inn on your left, you turn right (signposted 'National Cycle Network 28'), up hill for 30 metres to a sign for footpath/cycle route to Ashprington. Follow this up a long hill. Go through a gate at the top, continue downhill and then through a gate with the Sharpham compass logo on its post. Then continue 200 metres and through a third gate.

(
Now concentrate for 3 minutes. If anyone goes wrong, it's here!...
) After 100 metres there's a bench on the right (dedicated to Jean Maguire). Go through the gate by this bench into a field, and climb up the hill towards a new plantation of trees. (Walking towards 11 o'clock if you stand with your back to the gate.) A farmer's dirt track runs along the fence at the top. Go left along this track, through gate to a concrete drive. Turn right to the Barn.

Cyclists
: Follow the above instructions to Jean Maguire's bench, then continue along Sharpham drive a further 100m down hill.
Watch carefully - some people miss this
... Where the tarmac drive veers left there are two wooden gates at a right angle to each other. Go through the left hand gate into a field , push bike up hill to a gate at the top. Go through the gate and along track to farmyard. Turn right up concrete drive to Barn.

From the bus stop (walking 40mins) : You will be dropped off near the Royal Seven Stars Hotel between Morrison’s supermarket and the mini roundabout mentioned in the above directions.